Recording with an Interface vs Rocksmith Cable.

So we're about to start recording an album and the one thing we're tossing up before we go in to do it is whether we want to record the guitars through an interface, Focusrite Scarlet 2i4, or just a Rocksmith cable.

We have used the Rocksmith cable for the majority of the pre-production work and have found it to be great. The reason why we haven't used the Scarlet is due to the working laptop not recognizing the usb device. The signal we get from the Rocksmith sounds great, we haven't been able to fault it, but I'm just wanting some more perspective on the matter, whether people have done the same method and had different results etc.

So what's your experiences recording between the two different methods? Any story is a good story.

So we're about to start recording an album and the one thing we're tossing up before we go in to do it is whether we want to record the guitars through an interface, Focusrite Scarlet 2i4, or just a Rocksmith cable.

We have used the Rocksmith cable for the majority of the pre-production work and have found it to be great. The reason why we haven't used the Scarlet is due to the working laptop not recognizing the usb device. The signal we get from the Rocksmith sounds great, we haven't been able to fault it, but I'm just wanting some more perspective on the matter, whether people have done the same method and had different results etc.

So what's your experiences recording between the two different methods? Any story is a good story.

No way you'll get a better sound with just a cable, than with an interface. And as far as I know, scarlet interfaces are pretty good!

The rocksmith cable is an audio interface.Of modest quality indeed, but so are the pre's and converters in any scarlett.

If you already have the scarlett try and find drivers that work.If you don't have that already and you only need to track direct guitar, stick to that.

That's right, the Rocksmith cable already has a built in interface. So for guitars/bass would you say that it's not too different in terms of quality? Because going direct would be our method of recording them.

Some people say using the line out from an interface works just fine but my experience tells me otherwise.My audio interface sucks though so that may be the problem.

Also if you want to record reamped guitars you'll also need a mic, a mic stand and an audio interface that has a mic input, so you'll need one if you don't have it already.

The best thing that does everything of these things (apart from the reamping, but again maybe you'll be able to use the interface and get nice results) is, imo, the mackie onyx blackjack for the money.

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I don't know anything about this topic, but I just clicked on this thread because of your username :O

Some people say using the line out from an interface works just fine but my experience tells me otherwise.My audio interface sucks though so that may be the problem.

Also if you want to record reamped guitars you'll also need a mic, a mic stand and an audio interface that has a mic input, so you'll need one if you don't have it already.

The best thing that does everything of these things (apart from the reamping, but again maybe you'll be able to use the interface and get nice results) is, imo, the mackie onyx blackjack for the money.

Thanks for the heads up! However, our friend who is a bit of an audio engineer is the guy who will be re-amping our tracks. He has done it in the past with great results, though I don't remember the kind of interface he used on it. Check this out, this is using the same method of re-amping, recorded about a year ago. http://awakenedinferno.bandcamp.com/

But either way, this is a good heads up for when/if we want to head towards doing that side of recording ourselves.